93 words

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Section I

自我zìwǒ
ego-centricity
膨脹简膨胀péngzhàng
to puff up, to swell up, self-complacent
面貌miànmào
face, real nature of things
醒悟xǐngwù
to come to one's senses, to wake up (to reality), awakening
體會简体会tǐhuì
to know from experience, to truly understand
苦澀简苦涩kǔsè
bitter; bitterness
情敵简情敌qíngdí
rival in love
我行我素wǒxíng wǒsù
do things your own way
未婚wèihūn
unmarried, single
立志lìzhì
to determine to become, to resolve to become, to aspire to be
志向zhìxiàng
aspiration, ambition
減肥简减肥jiǎnféi
to lose weight, weight-loss, on a diet
撐简撑chēng
push yourself, last
定下來简定下来dìngxiàlái
to settle down
殘酷简残酷cánkù
cruel, brutal
當下简当下dāngxià
at a time when
重來简重来chónglái
to redo, to relive, to start over
鬼東西简鬼东西guǐdōngxi
darn thing
俊男美女jùnnán měinǚ
good-looking man and/or woman
歡喜简欢喜huānxǐ
happiness, joy
悲傷简悲伤bēishāng
sadness, sorrow
激發出來简激发出来jīfā chūlái
inspired by, stirred up by, aroused by
發福简发福fāfú
to put on weight
想幹嘛就幹嘛简想干嘛就干嘛xiǎng gànma jiù gànma
to do what you want, to be self-indulgent
幹简干gàn
to do, to engage in, to undertake
無趣简无趣wúqù
boring, dull, vapid
斟酌zhēnzhuó
to consider, to think about
何時简何时héshí
when, whenever
閃人简闪人shǎnrén
to leave, to escape, to get out of the way
尷尬简尴尬gāngà
awkward
忠於简忠于zhōngyú
to be faithful to
萎縮简萎缩wěisuō
to shrink
當頭棒喝简当头棒喝dāngtóu bànghè
give a sharp warning, give a wakeup call, wake you up
自以為是简自以为是zìyǐ wéishì
be full of yourself, opinionated, self-righteous
幹嘛简干嘛gànma
Whatever for?
破綻简破绽pòzhàn
flaw, hole (in logic, etc.), fault
德性déxìng
your true (negative) self, look at yourself!
勇敢yǒnggǎn
courageous
私生子sīshēngzǐ
illegitimate child, child born out of wedlock, love child
縱使简纵使zòngshǐ
even though, even if
自詡简自诩zìxǔ
to brag that you are
開明简开明kāimíng
enlightened
知識份子简知识份子zhīshì fènzǐ
intellectual, learned person
留洋liúyáng
to study abroad
老夫子lǎofūzǐ
conservative scholar, i.e., somebody who is stuck in the past intellectually and unwilling to let new things change him/her
提早tízǎo
early, ahead of time
溫和简温和wēnhé
gentle, good-natured, mild-mannered
幹架简干架gànjià
to fight with, to quarrel with
逼出bīchū
to force out, to realize
苦kǔ
bitter
邪惡简邪恶xié'è
evil, bad
發揮简发挥fāhuī
to instigate, to implement, to promote
極致简极致jízhì
to the utmost

Section II

晚婚wǎnhūn
late marriage
直到zhídào
until, up to, to date
心儀简心仪xīnyí
to be attracted
表白biǎobái
to confess (one's love)
使命shǐmìng
mission
動力简动力dònglì
motivation, impetus
軟弱简软弱ruǎnruò
weak, soft, (here) passive
共度一生gòngdù yìshēng
to share entire life together
頂多简顶多dǐngduō
at most
半生bànshēng
half one's life
加碼简加码jiāmǎ
to add to the weight of arguments (by listing...)
之間简之间zhījiān
in between, among
模式móshì
way, mode
大腦简大脑dànǎo
brain, cerebrum
一片空白yípiàn kòngbái
a blank, draw a blank (mentally)
點點滴滴简点点滴滴diǎndiǎn dīdī
minute details
細膩简细腻xìnì
meticulous, sensitive to detail
細節简细节xìjié
details
神經大條简神经大条shénjīng dàtiáo
(Tw Mandarin) thick-skinned, insensitive
察言觀色简察言观色cháyán guānsè
to be attentive to contexts
說理简说理shuōlǐ
to reason, to rationalize things
理性lǐxìng
rational, logical
不由自主bùyóu zìzhǔ
cannot help but (do s/t), involuntarily
慣性简惯性guànxìng
routine
長篇大論简长篇大论chángpiān dàlùn
long-winded speech, lengthy lecture
同理心tónglǐxīn
empathy
即jí
soon, immediately
漫不經心简漫不经心mànbù jīngxīn
inattentive, "not all there"
忘記简忘记wàngjì
to forget
不守信用bùshǒu xìnyòng
break your word, untrustworthy, go back on your word
說話不算話简说话不算话shuōhuà bú suànhuà
to not keep your word, your word means nothing
不幸búxìng
unfortunately
拐彎抹角简拐弯抹角guǎiwān mòjiǎo
to beat around the bush, equivocate, evade, not be direct
語病简语病yǔbìng
faulty wording, bad choice of words
字面zìmiàn
literal meaning, surface
爭辯不休简争辩不休zhēngbiàn bùxiū
to quarrel incessantly
背後简背后bèihòu
behind
微妙wéimiào
tricky, delicate (situations, etc.)
親身简亲身qīnshēn
personally, first-hand
共同點简共同点gòngtóngdiǎn
common point, something in common, common ground